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Cosmology is the study of the global characteristics of the Universe. In its details, the cosmos is rather complicated with a multitude of fascinating objects ranging from carbonaceous dust grains to quasars. In spite of this, cosmologists like to think of the Universe as a simple place characterized by the following:
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Rich, J. (2009). Introduction. In: Fundamentals of Cosmology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02800-7_1
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